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Diskin C, Day EA, Henry ÓC, Toller-Kawahisa JE, O’Neill LAJ. 4-Octyl Itaconate and Dimethyl Fumarate Induce Secretion of the Anti-Inflammatory Protein Annexin A1 via NRF2. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2023; 211:1032-1041. [PMID: 37578391 PMCID: PMC10476164 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2200848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
Annexin A1 is a key anti-inflammatory effector protein that is involved in the anti-inflammatory effects of glucocorticoids. 4-Octyl itaconate (4-OI), a derivative of the endogenous metabolite itaconate, which is abundantly produced by LPS-activated macrophages, has recently been identified as a potent anti-inflammatory agent. The anti-inflammatory effects of 4-OI share a significant overlap with those of dimethyl fumarate (DMF), a derivate of another Krebs cycle metabolite fumarate, which is already in use clinically for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. In this study we show that both 4-OI and DMF induce secretion of the 33-kDa form of annexin A1 from murine bone marrow-derived macrophages, an effect that is much more pronounced in LPS-stimulated cells. We also show that this 4-OI- and DMF-driven annexin A1 secretion is NRF2-dependent and that other means of activating NRF2 give rise to the same response. Lastly, we demonstrate that the cholesterol transporter ABCA1, which has previously been implicated in annexin A1 secretion, is required for this process in macrophages. Our findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge on the anti-inflammatory effects of the Krebs cycle metabolite derivatives 4-OI and DMF.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ciana Diskin
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Sant Ana M, Amantino CF, Silva RA, Gil CD, Greco KV, Primo FL, Girol AP, Oliani SM. Annexin A1 2-26 hydrogel improves healing properties in an experimental skin lesion after induction of type 1 diabetes. Biomed Pharmacother 2023; 165:115230. [PMID: 37531784 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2023.115230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023] Open
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Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by metabolic alterations that involve defects in the secretion and/or action of insulin, being responsible for several complications, such as impaired healing. Studies from our research group have shown that annexin A1 protein (AnxA1) is involved in the regulation of inflammation and cell proliferation. In light of these findings, we have developed a new technology and evaluated its effect on a wound healing in vivo model using type 1 diabetes (T1DM)-induced mice. We formulated a hydrogel containing AnxA12-26 using defined parameters such as organoleptic characteristics, pH, UV-vis spectroscopy and cytotoxicity assay. UV-vis spectroscopy confirmed the presence of the associated AnxA12-26 peptide in the three-dimensional hydrogel matrix, while the in vitro cytotoxicity assay showed excellent biocompatibility. Mice showed increased blood glucose levels, confirming the efficacy of streptozotocin (STZ) to induce T1DM. Treatment with AnxA12-26 hydrogel showed to improve diabetic wound healing, defined as complete re-epithelialization and tissue remodeling, with reduction of inflammatory infiltrate in diabetic animals. We envisage that the AnxA12-26 hydrogel, with its innovative composition and formulation be efficient on improving diabetic healing and contributing on the expansion of the therapeutic arsenal to treat diabetic wounds, at a viable cost.
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- Monielle Sant Ana
- Post-Graduation in Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Paulo/ UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Engineering of Bioprocess and Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Departament of Biology, School of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University/ UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation in Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Paulo/ UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil; Departament of Biology, School of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University/ UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Engineering of Bioprocess and Biotechnology, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, São Paulo State University - UNESP, Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation in Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Paulo/ UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil; University Center Padre Albino, Catanduva, SP, Brazil; Departament of Biology, School of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University/ UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation in Structural and Functional Biology, Federal University of São Paulo/ UNIFESP, São Paulo, Brazil; Departament of Biology, School of Biosciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences, São Paulo State University/ UNESP, São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil; Advanced Research Center in Medicine (CEPAM), União das Faculdades dos Grandes Lagos (Unilago), São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Rashidi S, Mansouri R, Ali-Hassanzadeh M, Muro A, Nguewa P, Manzano-Román R. The most prominent modulated annexins during parasitic infections. Acta Trop 2023; 243:106942. [PMID: 37172709 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.106942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 05/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Annexins (ANXs) exert different functions in cell biological and pathological processes and are thus known as double or multi-faceted proteins. These sophisticated proteins might express on both parasite structure and secretion and in parasite-infected host cells. In addition to the characterization of these pivotal proteins, describing their mechanism of action can be also fruitful in recognizing their roles in the pathogenesis of parasitic infections. Accordingly, this study presents the most prominent ANXs thus far identified and their relevant functions in parasites and infected host cells during pathogenesis, especially in the most important intracellular protozoan parasitic infections including leishmaniasis, toxoplasmosis, malaria and trypanosomiasis. The data provided in this study demonstrate that the helminth parasites most probably express and secret ANXs to develop pathogenesis while the modulation of the host-ANXs could be employed as a crucial strategy by intracellular protozoan parasites. Moreover, such data highlight that the use of analogs of both parasite and host ANX peptides (which mimic or regulate ANXs physiological functions through various strategies) might suggest novel therapeutic insights into the treatment of parasitic infections. Furthermore, due to the prominent immunoregulatory activities of ANXs during most parasitic infections and the expression levels of these proteins in some parasitic infected tissues, such multifunctional proteins might be also potentially relevant as vaccine and diagnostic biomarkers. We also suggest some prospects and insights that could be useful and applicable to form the basis of future experimental studies.
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- Sajad Rashidi
- Molecular and Medicine Research Center, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran; Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Khomein University of Medical Sciences, Khomein, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Immunology, School of Medicine, Jiroft University of Medical Sciences, Jiroft, Iran
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Group (e-INTRO), Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca-Research Center for Tropical Diseases at the University of Salamanca (IBSAL-CIETUS), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain
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- University of Navarra, ISTUN Institute of Tropical Health, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology. IdiSNA (Navarra Institute for Health Research), c/ Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain.
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases Group (e-INTRO), Institute of Biomedical Research of Salamanca-Research Center for Tropical Diseases at the University of Salamanca (IBSAL-CIETUS), Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Salamanca, 37008 Salamanca, Spain.
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Formyl peptide receptor 2 as a potential therapeutic target for inflammatory bowel disease. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2023; 44:19-31. [PMID: 35840658 DOI: 10.1038/s41401-022-00944-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a global health burden whose existing treatment is largely dependent on anti-inflammatory agents. Despite showing some therapeutic actions, their clinical efficacy and adverse events are unacceptable. Resolution as an active and orchestrated phase of inflammation involves improper inflammatory response with three key triggers, specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), neutrophils and phagocyte efferocytosis. The formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2/ALX) is a human G protein-coupled receptor capable of binding SPMs and participates in the resolution process. This receptor has been implicated in several inflammatory diseases and its association with mouse model of IBD was established in some resolution-related studies. Here, we give an overview of three reported FPR2/ALX agonists highlighting their respective roles in pro-resolving strategies.
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André da Silva R, Moraes de Paiva Roda V, Philipe de Souza Ferreira L, Oliani SM, Paula Girol A, Gil CD. Annexins as potential targets in ocular diseases. Drug Discov Today 2022; 27:103367. [PMID: 36165812 DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2022.103367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 08/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Annexins (AnxAs) are Ca2+/phospholipid-binding proteins extensively studied and generally involved in several diseases. Although evidence exists regarding the distribuition of AnxAs in the visual system, their exact roles and the exact cell types of the eye where these proteins are expressed are not well-understood. AnxAs have pro-resolving roles in infectious, autoimmune, degenerative, fibrotic and angiogenic conditions, making them an important target in ocular tissue homeostasis. This review summarizes the current knowledge on the distribution and function of AnxA1-8 isoforms under normal and pathological conditions in the visual system, as well as perspectives for ophthalmologic treatments, including the potential use of the AnxA1 recombinant and/or its mimetic peptide Ac2-26.
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- Rafael André da Silva
- Biosciences Graduate Program, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Life Systems Biology Graduate Program, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP 05508-000, Brazil
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- Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP 04023-900, Brazil
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- Biosciences Graduate Program, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP 04023-900, Brazil; Advanced Research Center in Medicine (CEPAM) Unilago, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15030-070, Brazil
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- Biosciences Graduate Program, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP 04023-900, Brazil; Centro Universitário Padre Albino (UNIFIPA), Catanduva, SP 15809-144, Brazil
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- Biosciences Graduate Program, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP 04023-900, Brazil.
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